基址

foundation / footing / base / ruins (of a historical building)

Characters and words in 基址

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

Add a new mnemonic for 基 = 其 + 土

基 = 其 + 土 : Joan of Arc (ji) has to repair the watchtower (其) In front of the space station (Ø1). The tower needs a new foundation (基), and because it is floating in outer space, Joan of Arc can just add some dirt (土) to its base (基) to create a new foundation.

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址

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

location / site / foundation of a building

Add a new mnemonic for 址 = 土 + 止

址 = 土 + 止 : James II of England (zh) found some old documents describing the location (址) of an old pirate treasure chest inside the space station (Ø3). He marks off the territory with a barrier (止) and builds up a huge pile of earth (土) as he digs for the treasure.

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